2022 JC1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	16 Aug 2026	27.9	1.957 AU	1.052 AU	00h14m	-21°44'	142.7°	18.3°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of 2022 JC1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5770739
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4475051
            i (Inclination)                 : 11.46485
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 56.86478
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 174.43556
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 329.68689
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 51.41069
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.10436
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.83            
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   00 14 06.7   -21 44 50     1.052    1.957  142.7   18.3   276   27.9 
2026-08-16 16:13 UT   00 13 17.6   -21 51 07     1.054    1.962  143.4   17.9   276   27.9 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   00 12 53.8   -21 54 06     1.054    1.964  143.8   17.7   277   27.9 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   00 11 38.9   -22 03 15     1.056    1.972  144.8   17.2   278   27.9 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   00 10 22.2   -22 12 15     1.059    1.979  145.8   16.7   280   27.9 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   00 09 03.7   -22 21 05     1.061    1.987  146.8   16.2   281   27.9 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   00 07 43.6   -22 29 45     1.064    1.994  147.8   15.7   283   27.9 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   00 06 22.0   -22 38 14     1.067    2.001  148.7   15.2   285   27.8 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   00 04 58.9   -22 46 31     1.070    2.009  149.7   14.7   287   27.8 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   00 03 34.4   -22 54 34     1.073    2.016  150.6   14.2   288   27.8 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   00 02 08.7   -23 02 25     1.077    2.023  151.5   13.8   291   27.8 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   00 00 41.8   -23 10 01     1.080    2.031  152.4   13.3   293   27.8 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   23 59 14.0   -23 17 22     1.084    2.038  153.2   12.9   295   27.8 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   23 57 45.2   -23 24 28     1.089    2.045  154.1   12.5   297   27.8 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   23 56 15.6   -23 31 17     1.093    2.053  154.8   12.1   300   27.8 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   23 54 45.4   -23 37 50     1.098    2.060  155.6   11.7   303   27.8 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   23 53 14.5   -23 44 06     1.103    2.067  156.3   11.3   306   27.8 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   23 51 43.2   -23 50 03     1.108    2.074  156.9   11.0   309   27.9 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   23 50 11.6   -23 55 43     1.113    2.082  157.5   10.7   312   27.9 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   23 48 39.7   -24 01 03     1.119    2.089  158.0   10.4   315   27.9 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   23 47 07.8   -24 06 05     1.125    2.096  158.5   10.2   319   27.9 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   23 45 35.8   -24 10 47     1.131    2.103  158.8   10.0   322   27.9 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   23 44 04.0   -24 15 10     1.137    2.110  159.2    9.8   326   27.9 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   23 42 32.4   -24 19 12     1.144    2.117  159.4    9.6   330   27.9 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   23 41 01.1   -24 22 55     1.151    2.124  159.6    9.5   333   27.9 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   23 39 30.4   -24 26 16     1.158    2.132  159.7    9.5   337   27.9 

    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between minor planet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
    

Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.